Skirt guard



Dec. 30, 1924.

B. E. NELSON SKIRT GUARD Filed Oct. 17, 1925 a D i 17111 76771501: @Mm-MPatented Dec, 30, 1924. ihaZl.,.iZi

UNITED STATES PATENT BERTHA EDITH NELSON, OF NE? YORK. N. Y.

SKIRT GUARD.

Application filed Dctcber 17', 1923. Serial No. 669,645. To all whom itmay concern: tion, showing the pocket partially closed, Be it known thatI, BERTHA Enrrn and a covering strip for the material of the NELSON, acitizen of the United States, repocket at the joint of the spring clamp.siding 1n the clty of New York, borough of Similar reference numeralsindicate the 5 Manhattan, in the county and State of New Same parts inall the figures. 60 York, have invented a certain new and use- Referringto the drawings, designates ful Improvement in Skirt Guards, of which abelt or band adapted to be applied about the following is aspecification. the waistof the wearer. It is adjustable as The inventionrelates to guards or protecto girth in some suitable manner, by

10 tors for ladies skirts, adapted to receive and spaced separablefasteners of the well- 65 enfold the lower margin and edge of the knownsnap type, one or more of the stud garment and protect it against injuryfrom portions 12 of which are mounted on one any cause, and serving moreespecially to end of the belt and a plurality of socket protect themargin of the skirt from moisportions 13 on the other end portion, as

15 ture in wet weather. shown in Figure 2. 7 0

The object of the invention is to provide Straps 14: or the like aresuspended from a device of this character that can be readithe belt inany suitable manner; four are ly applied to and removed from the personshown each equipped with a loop 1:") through of the wearer, andadjustable to accommowhich the belt is loosely passed, thus perdate itto the skirt-length and waist measmitting the straps to be shifted onthe belt ure, and also adjustable as to circumferto the desiredpositions, and the outer porential length of the garment-receiving tionof each loop is provided on the inner pocket. face with a stud portion16, shown in dotted A further object is to provide the pocket lines inFigure 2, adapted to engage either 25 with means for clasping the skirtto hold of the socket portions 13 on one end of the the latter in thecorrect position. belt or other specially located socket por- Otherobjects and advantages of the. intions 17.

vention will hereinafter appear, and the The straps 14 are alsoadjustable as to novel features thereof be specifically defined lengthin any suitable manner, as by similar 30 by the appended claims.separable fasteners comprising stud por- The invention in its preferredform is tions 18 and socket portions 19 of which clearly illustrated inthe accompanying latter there may be as many, suitaljily drawings,which, with the reference numerspaced, as circumstances may require. alsmarked thereon, form a part of this The lower ends of the straps 1'1 aresewed 35 specification, and in whichor otherwise secured to the upperedge of Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the outer portion of afolded breadth of the application of the invention upon the suitablematerial forming an open-ended person of the wearer. pocket 20 in whichthe lower margin 21 of Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view theskirt is inserted. The material may be 40 of the device alone. variedbut cravenette or like waterproof Figure 3 is a Vertical section takenon the fabric is preferred; it is doubled lengthwise line 33 in Figure2. upon itself to constitute a fold as at 22 Figure 4 is a verticalsection taken on the forming the closed bottom of the pocket. line 4etin Figure 1. This leaves the upper edges of the inner and 45 Figure 5 isa vertical section taken on the outer portions of the pocket 20 free tore line 5--5 in Figure 2. ceive therebetween the lower margin 21 ofFigure 6 is an elevation of one of the the skirt or other article ofwearing apparel, spring clamps for closing the pocket and as shown inFigures 3 and at. grasping the enfolded skirt-margin. In use theadjacent ends of the pocket are 50 Figure 7 is vertical section takenlongidesigned to overlap, the one being received tudinally of the pocketand partly in elevawithin the other, as in Figure 1, and the tion,showing one of the casings for the lapped ends thus engaged are adaptedto be arms of the spring clamp. secured in such adjusted position bymeans Figure 8 is a vertical section taken on the as separable fasteners23 and 24 concealed line 88 of Figure 7 and partly in elevawithin thepocket, as indicated in Figure 2,

a plurality of such fasteners being shown to permit the pocket to beadjusted circumferentially and held.

The inner faces of the portions forming the pocket 20 are provided withoppositely placed vertical casings 25 in which are received the arms ofspaced spring clamps 26 serving when distended to hold the pocket openfor facilitating the entrance of the skirt 21, and when collapsed toclose the pocket and grasp closely the inclosed skirtmargin.

The clamps consist each 01 two flat arms 27 and 28 of thin metal, eachhaving holes 29 to receive stitches by which they are secured to thecasings; the lower end of one arm 28 is provided with an angularly facedprojecting lug 30 carrying a transverse pin 31 which serves as a pivoton which is mounted the adjacent end of the other arm 27, as in Figures5 and 8, the arm 27 being bifurcated and formed with eyes 32 to re ceivethe ends of the pivot or pin 31. 'On the arm 27 is mounted a flat springthe free end of which bears against the faces 3% or 35 of the lug 30 tohold the clamp in either its closed or open position by an actionanalogous to that of a knife-blade hinge. The clamp is shown in anintermediate position in Figure 8.

To protect the material of the pocket at the fold 22 from abrasion bythe clamp joint, a protecting strip 36 is introduced extending from onecasing 2-5 to its opposite neighbor and lying between the joint andinner face of the fold as shown in Figure 8, to take the wear at thatpoint.

The mode of application and use will be apparent. The belt 10 is appliedabout the waist of the wearer and properly adjusted as to girth. Theskirt is then arranged with its lower edge and margin in the pocket 20,the clamps being opened to distend the pocket, the adjacent ends of thepocket are then placed one within the other and arrangements of partsmay be resorted to without departin from the spirit or the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim j 1. A skirt guard comprising means circumferentially adjustableto enfold the lower n'largin of a garment, a waistband circumferentiallyadjustable, and means depending from said waistband and connected tosaid first-named means, for supporting the latter solely from the waistof the wearer.

2. The skirt guard described consisting of a pocket to entold the lowermargin of a garn'ient, clamps in said pocket, means for suspending saidpocket solely from the waist of the wearer, and means for adjusting saidpocket circumferentially.

3. A. skirt guard comprising a pocket to enfold the lower margin of agarment, suspending means ior said pocket comprising straps and a beltcarrying thesame and adapted to be supported entirely from the waist ofthe wearer, pivoted skirt-clamping means in said pocket, and protectingmeans in said pocket between the latter and said clamping means, saidpocket and suspend ing means being adjustable.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I atfix mysignature hereto:

BERTHA EDITH NELSON.

